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Lizards' Peyser Voted MLL Most Improved Player

from press release

BOSTON -- Major League Lacrosse, the premier
professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced Friday that Long
Island Lizards midfielder Stephen Peyser has been named as the 2011
Sports Authority MLL Most Improved Player of the Year, according to
MLL Commissioner David Gross. The award was based on the votes
submitted by the head coaches and general managers of each of the
League's six teams.

After scoring just 14 goals in 11 games last year, Peyser
exploded for 22 goals this year and was the Lizards' second-leading
scorer with 32 points. In addition, he ranked second on the team
with six two-point goals after not scoring a two-point goal in his
career prior to this season.

Peyser, who is in his fourth MLL season, tied a MLL single-game
record on July 28 when he scored three two-point goals in the
Lizards' win over Rochester. Honored as the MLL Offensive Player of
the Week, he also tallied an assist for a season-high seven
points.

Peyser recorded four hat tricks this season, including
back-to-back three-goal games against Denver on June 3 and at
Boston on June 11. He also collected a pair of three-goal games
against Chesapeake on July 23 and against the Rattlers just five
days later.

The former Johns Hopkins University midfielder has scored 72
career goals in 44 games, including six two-point goals, with 11
assists.

"We are proud to honor Stephen Peyser with the Sports Authority
MLL Most Improved Player of the Year Award," said Jeff Schumacher,
Chief Marketing Officer, Sports Authority. "At Sports Authority, we
value the good in sports, and to acknowledge an athlete who
represents the very core of that means a lot to us. We look forward
to the continued growth of this sport and our partnership for many
years to come."